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Quote: While walking through the streets of the beach town of Can Garden Bay, my family and I decided to see one of the main tourist attractions in the area; The Callwood Rum Distillery. While following the directions that our cab driver had given us, we walked through the town of Cane Garden Bay until we descended upon the distillery. Set back a long empty road behind a series of houses, this distillery looked more like a barn than a house of rum. While we were approaching the barn, random roosters and chickens that run rampant on this island were looking at us and examining us for intruding on their territory. When we entered the building, the overwhelming aroma of distilled rum was piercing our nostrils and enticing our taste buds. For the... Read More
From journal Escape From Reality
Quote: The Callwood Rum Distillery had been on our list of “to-dos” on previous sails around the BVI, but we had always run into a time constraint. This year we were able to tour this 406-year-old establishment, located at Cane Garden Bay on Tortola. It doesn’t appear to have a “formal” address, but you can ask any islander for directions, and he will be able to give them to you. For those of you who are sailors, it is a relatively short walk from the dinghy dock—take a left on the main road paralleling the beach and keep walking until you see the sign.I was a bit surprised by the size (small) and appearance (dilapidated) of the distillery. Our first sight was of children playing stickball immediately in front of what turned out to be the... Read More
From journal Sailing with Siblings in the BVI